| Shire of Ashburton Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Established | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 105,647 km2 (40,790.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Kerry White | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Tom Price | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Pilbara | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | North West Central | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Ashburton | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Ashburton is one of the four local government areas in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, covering an area of 105,647 square kilometres (40,791 sq mi). It is named after the Ashburton River.
The shire's administration centre is in the town of Tom Price. It had a population of about 13,000 as at the 2016 Census, most of whom live in the mining towns or in nearby mining camps. Most of the land is taken up by pastoral leases or protected areas (including the Karijini National Park). Other than agriculture, industries important to Ashburton include mining, oil, natural gas, fishing, and tourism.